Category Archives: fraudulent fraud squad

“Donald Trump’s indefensible claims of rampant voter fraud are now White House policy”

January 24, 2017, 1:00 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

The Fix: On Tuesday, the situation got worse. Press secretary Sean Spicer, asked to defend Trump’s illegal-vote comments, tried to claim that the claims were rooted in evidence. There are no studies and no evidence that there is widespread voter… Continue reading

“Trump Repeats Lie About Popular Vote in Meeting With Lawmakers”

January 23, 2017, 7:54 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT: President Trump used his first official meeting with congressional leaders on Monday to falsely claim that millions of unauthorized immigrants had robbed him of a popular vote majority, a return to his obsession with the election’s results even as… Continue reading

“Aide to Md. lawmaker fabricated article on fraudulent votes for Clinton”

January 18, 2017, 9:36 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

WaPo: A Republican legislative aide in Maryland who was behind a fake news site that accused Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton of election-rigging was fired Wednesday. Del. David E. Vogt III (R-Frederick) said he terminated Cameron Harris “on the… Continue reading

“Trump team dredges up misleading claims of black voter fraud at Sessions’ AG hearing”

January 12, 2017, 7:26 amchicanery, Department of Justice, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Mic reports.

“Franken Stumps Sessions on Trump’s Crazy Voter-Fraud Tweet”

January 11, 2017, 7:52 amchicanery, Department of Justice, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ed Kilgore blogs.

“The Voter Fraud Case Jeff Sessions Lost and Can’t Escape”

January 9, 2017, 8:03 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Fascinating Emily Bazelon for NYT Magazine.

Strict Voter ID, Voting Rollbacks May Be Coming to Iowa

January 4, 2017, 5:25 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

And that means a lawsuit too, no doubt.

“I Was Accused of Voter Fraud in North Carolina”

December 21, 2016, 7:58 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Brooks Sterritt for TNR.

“Fact check: No proof in story of mass voter fraud in Michigan”

December 21, 2016, 7:56 amchicanery, election administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

AP: A widely shared story that claimed in headlines that Michigan had mass Democratic voter fraud and that more than half of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s Detroit vote faces disqualification is false. State election officials say there is no proof… Continue reading

“Voter Fraud Myths and Realities: Q&A”

December 19, 2016, 7:39 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

I did this Q & A with Frank Wilkinson at Bloomberg View.

“All This Talk of Voter Fraud? Across U.S., Officials Found Next to None”

December 18, 2016, 7:52 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Must-read Michael Wines NYT: After all the allegations of rampant voter fraud and claims that millions had voted illegally, the people who supervised the general election last month in states around the nation have been adding up how many credible… Continue reading

“Trump Cites ‘Tremendous Numbers of Complaints’ to Justify Voter Fraud Claim”

December 7, 2016, 8:16 pmchicanery, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Law Newz: The most pressing of these, in light of various recount lawsuits and the various deadlines in play, is regarding his latest allegation of massive voter fraud. Described by Time as “eager to talk about the controversy he stirred,”… Continue reading

“Trump’s Lies About Voter Fraud Are Already Leading to New GOP Voter-Suppression Efforts”

December 6, 2016, 8:36 pmelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ari Berman writes for The Nation.

“Why Does Donald Trump Lie About Voter Fraud?”

December 6, 2016, 6:58 amelection administration, fraudulent fraud squad, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

NYT editorial: This is how voter suppression efforts start. First come the unverified tales of fraud; then come the urgent calls to tighten voter registration rules and increase “ballot security,” which translate into laws that disenfranchise tens or hundreds of… Continue reading